School inspector sacked for brushing water off child’s head wins six-year unfair dismissal case against Ofsted

Andrew Hewston said he was happy to learn that his name has been cleared and that his ‘exemplary record remains intact’ - (PA Wire)

A former Ofsted inspector sacked for brushing water off a child’s head was unfairly dismissed, the Court of Appeal has found.

Andrew Hewston faced a disciplinary panel and was sacked in 2019 after he approached a student who had been drenched with rain and expressed his sympathy, wiping water off his forehead during a school inspection.